What does a person mean when they say I can relate?

[Anonymous]

I was talking to someone and telling them a story and they said they can relate. so I asked them how can you relate then they stop talking.

[Mike99]

They know how you feel, they've been there. They understand cause they had a similar experience.

[gaggleii]

It means they have gone through a similar experience at some stage in their life.

[kenrs64]

Means they understand or have had similar experiences about what you are saying.

[uhaveatextmessage]

It means what he said...that he can relate